title: Sternal osteomyelitis.
abstract: Two patients were successfully treated for sternal tuberculous osteomyelitis with quandruple anti-tuberculous chemotherapy and surgical exploration. The diagnosis was confirmed in one. In the other the clinical presentation was characteristic of a tuberculous aetiology.
authors.affiliation: Chest Hospital, Welisara, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rasaretnam
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wijesekera
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wickramasekera
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D013249:Sternum; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents